Comments on: We’re doing it wrong: 2011 All-Star Game preview

By: FC

FC — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:09:13 +0000

“it would be really difficult to plan if you had to wait until the end of the last round of playoff’s to determine if you were going NL or AL to start the series.”

Seriously? How hard can it be? This already happens to a certain extent in the current format. The current seeding determines home-field advantage in the divisional series and championship series, this would be merely an extension of that to the world series. By the time you are in the LCS you have it narrowed down to four teams, this is not rocket science. I find your objection… unconvincing.

If they can easily plan it around 4 playoff teams and already have to plan around it for the LCS of each league they can certainly do it for the WS. Please try again.

By: ezwriter69

ezwriter69 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:26:12 +0000

A game in which at least SIXTY men play, in which not even the best of the best plays more than four innings, and no pitcher throws more than two innings and by rule CAN’T pitch more than three, should not have ANY impact beyond what it always used to be, a celebratory EXHIBITION. It is idiotic nonsense for this game to decide home field advantage… it’s taken the fun out of the original and best of all the All-Star games for me, it’s just preposterous. Either choose the best and have them play a REAL game with the same rules as the real games, or play it as an exhibition; but don’t play an exhibition game with real consequences. It’s Selig-ism at it’s absolute worst, and that’s a high standard of bad…

By: fribnit

fribnit — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:26:43 +0000

it would be really difficult to plan if you had to wait until the end of the last round of playoff’s to determine if you were going NL or AL to start the series.

The llstar game is an exhibition of players the fans wat to see.

It should count for nothing and no one should really care who is on the team and who is not.

By: FC

FC — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:08:08 +0000

I think it’s dreadful that home field advantage is given on the basis of one game. I think the team with the best record between opposing teams should have home field advantage. Baseball is so worried about the All-star game mattering that they continue to degrade and subtract value from having the best record in baseball. And with the 2nd Wild Card coming the league record is going to be a joke like in Winter Ball (Seriously, in Mexico HALF the teams classify for their post-season, in Venezuela FIVE! out of EIGHT teams make the “playoffs!”)

Hey MLB, having the best record in 162 games used to mean something, it used to mean (a long time ago) you went to the world series, then it meant you went to the championship series, lately it’s starting to matter less and less. Now it’s all about which team is hot at the right time. You want to make something matter more? How about giving home field advantage to the team with the better 162 record n the Worls Series? Unbalanced schedules aside it’s still far better than this crapshoot called the All-Star Game.

By: fatcatt

fatcatt — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 02:22:28 +0000

I dont think the game is to serious. Would you want it to be like the NFL’s waste of time game? Players get picked and dont go. The NBA all star game isnt exactly fun to watch either..I think its great. You get the see the best players play at their best together. Couldnt ask for anything more

By: Ari Collins

Ari Collins — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:26:41 +0000

The best hitter in baseball is batting 5th… why? And why would the guy with the lowest non-Jeter OBP and no speed lead off?

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:57:24 +0000

AL
Cano
Granderson
Gonzalez
Bastista
Hamilton
Rodriguez
Ortiz
Avila
Jeter

By: spudchukar

spudchukar — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:45:26 +0000

If it is close late look for a NL win. The AL bullpen is pretty weak.

By: Brian Murphy

Brian Murphy — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:04:30 +0000

A-Rod seventh and Cano eighth. It makes sense, but it looks really, really weird.